Souvenir Edition, The Williamstown Courier, Williamstown, KY, May 30, 1901,
reprinted September 19, 1981 by the Grant County KY Historical Society.

JAMES PERRY FRANKS is a son of I. R. Franks and is one of a family of
thirteen children and was born on the 2d day of May, 1852.  He grew up
on his father's farm, attending the common school at Mount Zion and
securing a fairly good education.  Like his father before him he became
a farmer, and has been very successful in his business.  On the 30th
day of March, 1875, he was united in marriage to Miss Alice Beach, an
accomplished and lovable lady of the Mount Zion neighborhood.  To this
union have been born, both of whom are yet living, Miss Daisy, about
17, and Miss Gladys, about 12.  They are charming young ladies.  James
Perry owns a fine farm of 197 acres.  He has it well fenced, well stocked
and a fine cottage residence and good barns and outbuildings. He raises
livestock of all kinds and tobacco, wheat, oats and corn, and is a
modern progressive farmer.  He is a member of the Missionary Baptist
church and he and family have done much for the church and Sunday school.
In politics he is a Democrat.

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